Monaco go waka enter Stade du Moustoir on Sunday 18 October to face Lorient for Ligue 1 matchday seven, with kick-off set for 11:15. The Principality club still dey top table but their lead don shrink to just one point after dem draw 2-2 at home against Toulouse last week.
That 2-2 draw na first time Filipe Luis see im team drop points from winning position this season, and e mean Monaco fail to win for second time in their last three league games. Even with that, the Brazilian coach never lose any competitive match in charge of Monaco, and im side remain the only Ligue 1 team without domestic defeat this season.
Lorient dey come into the game eighth after 1-0 win over Paris FC. Dem don collect points in three of their last four league outings after getting just one point from first two games. Coach Alexandre Dujeux fit claim successive Ligue 1 home wins on Sunday, something im predecessor Olivier Pantaloni achieve only once in 2026. Only three points separate Lorient from Lyon for fourth place and a spot in next season Champions League qualifiers.
Lorient also dey second for clean sheets in Ligue 1 with three. Another clean sheet this weekend go equal their total from the 2026 portion of last season competition, which na four. For head-to-head, Lorient don beat Monaco in the last two clashes, both 3-1. The most recent win come away at Stade Louis II, after 3-1 home win at Stade du Moustoir. Lorient fit claim third consecutive Ligue 1 triumph over Monaco on Sunday, having netted three goals in their two victories against them a season ago. For the past 10 H2H meetings, five don finish all square, Lorient land three wins and Monaco grab two.
Monaco, meanwhile, fit claim sixth competitive away triumph on Sunday. Dem win 2-1 at CSKA Sofia on Thursday in their first league phase outing in the Conference League, and another away win go surpass their 2026 total from last season, which na five. A win or draw on Sunday go mark first time this club earn points in their first four Ligue 1 away fixtures since start of 2023-24 campaign. Monaco also fit claim first top flight away win against a Brittany club in over two years; their last one come at Roazhon Park in early October 2024 against Rennes, 2-1.
For Lorient, hamstring strains fit keep Panos Katseris, Noah Mbamba and Bandiougou Fadiga out of the side on matchday.
